Baby Trip's adventure in Vietnam

17 November 2017

Today I travelled to Cambodia by bus. It took 6 hours to get to Phnom Penh.
I hope you enjoy my adventures in Cambodia!
Love
Baby Trip x
21:35

15 November 2017

13:15
I went to a fruit farm and I tried lots of different fruits. There was mango, papaya, guava, dragon fruit and pomelo. I walked through the orchards and saw more fruit growing on the trees like jackfruit.
Then I went to a coconut farm and watched how they cut the coconuts, grind them, mix them with chocolate/peanuts/durian and then packaged them to sell.
They were very tasty 😋
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Baby Trip x

12:26
Today I travelled to Ho Chi Minh City and went along the Mekong Delta river 🌊
I saw lots of coconut trees and houses along the river bank.
I also visited a honey bee farm, drank some honey tea and held a snake with Miss Smith 🐝🐍
I saw lots of children sleeping in hammocks, it looked really relaxing.
Some people were playing a game called Xiangqi, it's a Chinese chess game.
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Baby Trip x

10 November 2017

13:34
Today I went to visit the Crazy House!
It was so cool 😎
I felt like I was in a fairy tale story 🏰
I loved the bedrooms and the wooden stairs!
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Baby Trip x

8 November 2017

13:35
Today I travelled to Da Lat. I took an overnight bus from Hoi An at 5pm and got to Da Lat at 9am the next day ⏰😴
I then went on a trip around the mountains and went to 3 waterfalls, Elephant, Prenn and Datanla.
I also saw some animals, can see what they are?
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Baby Trip x

5 November 2017

14:08
Typhoon Damrey hit Vietnam 💨⛈
It rained and rained for two days and flooded the whole town!
We had to evacuate our hotel and move onto the next town 😬
We were all safe ☺️
Love
Baby Trip x

2 November 2017

18:59
Lantern festival! 🏮🏮🏮
I went to the festival of lanterns in the town. It started at 7:30pm. Lots of people were selling lanterns to float on the river and some people were sailing down the river in boats. When they let the lanterns go, they would say a prayer 🙏🏻
People come from all over Vietnam to celebrate and join in with the festivities.
Love
Baby Trip x

31 October 2017

17:23
I learnt how to make traditional fresh spring rolls!
You start with rice paper and wet it with water, lay your vegetables first then add the meat and shrimp. By laying the shrimp upside down, you can see the bright colours on the outside. Then roll it and dip it in the peanut sauce 😄 yummy!!!
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Baby Trip x

12:02
I travelled to Hoi An today.
It's an old ancient town with a river running through it. Lots of people travel by boat or bike 🚣🏻‍♀️🚴🏻 No cars are allowed!
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Baby Trip x

26 October 2017

15:12
I saw a giant lady Buddha on top of a mountain. There were other Buddha statues, can you see the lying down one?
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Baby Trip x

14:51
These trees are called Bonsai Trees.
Lots of people grow them here. Some start in small containers and are then carefully looked after and turned into beautiful artistic pieces. Bonsai means 'tray planting' and is a type of Japanese art!
People like to grow them all over the world, you may have seen them somewhere at home 😁
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Baby Trip x

12:12
I went to Marble Mountain today ⛰
It's the highest mountain in Da Nang and it's made mostly of marble stone.
I went into a cave, pagoda, temple and saw lots of dragon statues all made from marble 🐲🏯
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Baby Trip x

25 October 2017

13:32
I arrived in Da Nang.
Along the bridge there was an unusual creature, I wonder what it was?
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Baby Trip x

21 October 2017

17:10
I also went inside an emperors royal theatre inside the citadel. It looked very impressive and a bit like our theatres.
Displayed around were musical instruments and masks they used when performing shows 🎭🎸🎻🥁🎷🎺
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Baby Trip x

15:02
I visited an incense making village. It is said that by burning incense it can relieve you of stress and tiredness. The Vietnamese people burn it to celebrate birth, marriage or to mourn the death of a relative. They also burn incense when they pray.
These sticks are made of frankincense, cinnamon and herbal incense.
They smell amazing!!! 😁😁😁
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Baby Trip x

14:18
Today I arrived in Hue.
I went on a dragon boat 🐲ride down the river and visited several pagodas, temples and kings palaces.
Lots of people in Vietnam practice Buddhism. They also believe in karma, if you are nice, something nice will happen to you. They like to put ponds in front of their houses to warn off bad spirits.
They pray to different Gods, every building has a shrine where they put gifts of food and burn incense for them.
Most shrines have pictures of family members who have died, they believe they will be reborn and keep their pictures close.
Love
Baby Trip x

13:51
Today I met some more friends 😄
I met Larry the Lizard and Barry the Water Buffalo. Can you see Larry hiding in the plants?
I wonder if you know anything about these animals? I would love to hear from you!
Love
Baby Trip x

14 October 2017

12:03
Hot pot!!! 🥘
This is a very traditional dish in Vietnam. They boil stock with vegetables over a small flame. Then they add more vegetables, meat or fish to their pots and wait for the food to cook. It's a like a fondue.
It tastes delicious 😋
Love
Baby Trip x

13 October 2017

18:46
Today I went to a Vietnamese wedding. Myself and Miss Smith were invited by our host Kelly to attend her friends wedding 👰🏻🤵🏻
It was held in a huge building with over 200 people. All the guests shared a big lunch, sang Karaoke and gave the bride and groom gifts of money. This was their 2nd day of wedding celebrations, some can last 3 days! 😲
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Baby Trip x

11 October 2017

14:20
Today I went with Miss Smith to visit a school in Lang Son City 🏫We visited 4 classrooms with children aged 3-4 and 4-5 years old.
We taught them some songs we sing at St James' Infants, 'hello hello', 'if you're happy and you know it' and 'heads shoulders knees and toes' 🎼
They showed us around the outside area too. They have special places for their shoes 👞 Do you know why they keep their shoes outside?
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Baby Trip x

4 October 2017

14:09
They have lots of trees called palm trees in Vietnam, especially near the beaches. 🌴They look so different to the ones we have in our woods at school! 🌲🌲🌲
Can you find me? 🙄
Love
Baby Trip x

2 October 2017

14:10
Today I went on a boat tour of Ha Long Bay ⛴
It was a big wooden ship and it held 30 people. I liked the view from the top!
We saw many islands and found Sung Sot cave. It was cold and the ceiling looked like sand dunes.
I met the captain of the ship and he let me sail with him! We even had lunch on the boat. It was full of delicious meats, fish and rice. We had to use our chopsticks 🍜
At the end I walked up to the top of Ti Top island and saw a magnificent view 😁
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Baby Trip x

30 September 2017

17:30
I travelled to Ha Long Bay by ferry. It took 2 hours to get there. It was a lovely sunny day ☀️
I walked along the long beach and watched the sun go down.
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Baby Trip x

29 September 2017

21:15
I saw some children dancing and playing musical instruments in the streets. They were celebrating the beginning of the season called the Autumn Festival.
Some were dressed in dragon costumes 🐲and others had masks on. They danced to drums played by other children 🥁
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Baby Trip x

16:17
Today I went on a boat tour around Cat Ba Island. I visited Lan Ha Bay and Monkey Island 🐒
The scenery was very pretty with lots of little islands dotted around. I met some monkeys. They made me laugh when they tried to take people's things from them! They liked to steal people's food and drink 😂
On the way back we passed a floating village. Some of the Vietnamese people live in houses which float on the water 🌊🏠
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Baby Trip x

27 September 2017

17:00
Today I tried some new foods.
I had a banana flower salad and a mango pancake, yummy 😋
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Baby Trip x

11:16
I went hiking up the mountain in Cat Ba National Park today. It was an 8km climb and took 1 hour to get up and 30 minutes to get down.
Miss Smith helped me reach the top and the viewpoint was beautiful 😍
It is home to many species of animals and plants, especially the golden-headed langur. Unfortunately we didn't see any, maybe you can tell me what they look like?
Love
Baby Trip x

26 September 2017

14:08
Today I walked to the top of the island to the Cannon Fort. It took 30 minutes to climb up the steep hill ⛰
This area was used by soldiers during the war in 1955-1975. I walked through lots of paths and tunnels made by the soldiers.
The views were fantastic! You can see lots of smaller islands from the top.
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Baby Trip x

23 September 2017

12:24
I arrived on Cat Ba island. It took 4hours to get there from Hanoi. 🚌⛴
The view from my room is amazing, I can see the whole bay. I went to one of the beaches and went for a swim. 🏊🏻 The water was really warm and the sea was clear. I saw lots of translucent fish in the sea. 🐟 I wonder what that means?
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Baby Trip x